Inyo County – Caution Urged As Temperatures Rise Local Waterways Will Pose Hazards The National Weather Service out of Las Vegas warned Friday that an extended stretch of warmer weather over the next several days will accelerate snowmelt along the Eastern Sierra slopes of Inyo County. Temperatures are forecast to rise to the mid- to […]
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LADWP Encourages Early Crowley Lake Boat Inspections
MONO COUNTY (MAY 10, 2023) — LADWP is asking boaters to beat the rush at the gate and have their boat inspected, tagged, and ready for fishing before the weekend. LADWP boat Inspections are being performed at the Crowley Lake Fish Camp entrance gate starting today, Wednesday, May 10, during normal Fish Camp Operation hours. LADWP […]
LADWP Prepares to Close Tinemaha Dam
Updated 5/10/23 4:25 p.m. BIG PINE, CA (May 10, 2023) – Starting Monday, May 15, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) will close access to Tinemaha Dam and the Owens River immediately below the reservoir. The closure is due to active construction work at the dam site and also, as a safety […]
City of Bishop Press Release: Public Announcement Restrict Access at Bishop City Park
CITY OF BISHOP 377 West Line Street – Bishop, CA 93514 P.O. Box 1236 – Bishop, CA 93515 City Hall (760) 873-5863 – Fax (760) 873-4873 May 1, 2023 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT The City of Bishop and allied agencies have identified potential flooding concerns within the creek corridor at the City Park. To allow for maintenance […]
Inyo County Board of Supervisors Press Release: Runoff Preparation Meeting This Thursday
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: April 26, 2023 Public Relations Liaison Darcy Ellis, (760) 878-0292 RUNOFF PREPARATION MEETING THIS THURSDAY The County of Inyo and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power invite residents to a runoff preparedness meeting tomorrow, Thursday, April 27 from 5-6 p.m. at the Tri-County Fairgrounds Home Economics Building, […]
LADWP Crews Prepare for Runoff from Record Snowpack Melt, Shares Public Safety Resources
**UPDATED with latest runoff percentage 4/25/2023 12:30pm PT APRIL 25, 2023 (LOS ANGELES) – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), has begun preparing early for this year’s runoff based on lessons learned from the last extreme wet year in 2017. The historic snowpack levels in the Eastern Sierra of 296 percent of […]
